01693cam a2200277 4500 771085870 TxAuBib 20090808120000.0 090808s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008-39280 9780944934357 0944934358 TxAuBib James, Arleta M, 1960- Brothers and sisters in adoption [Book] : helping children navigate relationships when new kids join the family / by Arleta M. James. Indianapolis, Ind : Perspectives Press, 2009. 535 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. The development of realistic expectations : myth or actuality? -- Pre-placement preparation : the child's past is important -- Taking stock : are we a family for a child? -- "Getting to know him" : dads in adoption -- Joining "waiting" families and "waiting" children : matching is not an exact science -- Moving to the adoptive family : through the eyes of the child -- When a child leaves the family: displacement, disruption, and dissolution -- Post-placement : the family becomes immobilized -- Mobilization : becoming a "new and different family" -- "We're all grown up" : turning 18 and beyond. 20090808. Eleanor Steele Blocher Endowment Fund. Adopted children United States Psychology. Adopted children Family relationships United States. Adoptive parents Family relationships United States. Adoptive parents United States Psychology.